Tag: Reuven Rivlin
Israel gets ready for presidential elections
The Knesset has begun preparations to elect President Reuven Rivlin’s successor. Rivlin’s term as president is slated to end on July 9, and according to law, elections for the next president must be held...
Israel bows in memory of the 6 million annihilated in the Holocaust
A two-minute siren wailed across Israel on Thursday, as the country stood still to commemorate the 6 million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
Holocaust Remembrance Day events got underway on Wednesday evening at a...
Israel’s 24th Knesset sworn in under cloud of coalition crisis
Israel’s 24th Knesset was sworn in on Tuesday with less than the customary fanfare due to coronavirus restrictions on the number of attendees and the political crisis that is threatening to lead to a fifth round...
Israeli president tasks Netanyahu with forming next government
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin gave Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the mandate on Tuesday to form the country’s next government.
In his address, broadcast from the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, Rivlin noted that in the seven...
March of the Living virtual event to honor medical profession, past and present
The International March of the Living will hold a virtual march on Holocaust Remembrance Day to be led by Holocaust survivors and Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin, Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion, Jewish Agency chair Isaac Herzog, Keren-Kayemet...
The people’s choice
Waking up on election day is always exciting. The site of ballot boxes carrying the state emblem reminds me of days long ago, when we were not allowed to wave the Israeli flag.
I was...
Rivlin urges France to stand by Israel, oppose ICC probe
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday called on the French government and other European countries to oppose the International Criminal Court’s decision to investigate the Israel Defense Forces for war crimes.
In a letter published...
Israeli, Austrian presidents attend Holocaust remembrance ceremony in Vienna
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin and Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen participated in a Holocaust-remembrance ceremony in Vienna on Wednesday.
The ceremony, held at the city’s monument to Holocaust victims in Judenplatz, was attended by...
Israeli president’s diplomatic tour of Europe gets underway in Berlin
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin landed in Berlin on Tuesday, kicking off a diplomatic tour of Europe at the invitation of the presidents of Germany, Austria and France.
Rivlin, who was accompanied by Israel Defense Forces...
President Rivlin began his visit to Europe, meeting the President of Germany, together with...
President Rivlin on Iran’s rising power:
“The international community must stand together, speaking out strongly and without compromise against Iran’s nuclear plan and its support for terrorist groups that threaten Israel and the stability of...